Narrative:The Douglas Skymaster departed the U.K., flying American service personnel back home. Intermediate stops were planned at Keflavík, Iceland and Stephenville, Canada. Last radio contact with the flight was three hours after takeoff from Keflavík, when over the North Atlantic Ocean off Greenland. The aircraft did not arrive at Stephenville and was declared missing. No trace of the plane was ever found.

This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path. Distance from Reykjavík-Keflavík International Airport to Stephenville Airport, NF as the crow flies is 2724 km (1702 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.